Mondo Generator

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Mondo Generator (sometimes known as “Nick Oliveri And The Mondo Generator”) is an American punk/hard rock band fronted by Nick Oliveri.

Nick Oliveri (under the moniker Rex Everything) formed Mondo Generator in 1997 and with friends Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, Rob Oswald, and others, recorded the debut album, Cocaine Rodeo. The LP wouldn’t be released until 3 years later due to Oliveri and Homme being full-time members of Queens of the Stone Age. The album was released by Southern Lord Records in 2000. There was little support of the album by the way of live shows, and the band gained cult status among the most devoted Queens of the Stone Age fans.

In 2003, the band again emerged with a new LP, A Drug Problem That Never Existed. This time, Oliveri hired on more friends for recording duties including Dave Catching, Troy Van Leeuwen, Josh Homme, Brant Bjork, and Molly McGuire, and Dwarves frontman Blag Dahlia for co-producing duties. It was released jointly by Mike Patton’s label, Ipecac Recordings, and Homme’s Rekords Rekords. The live band, which included Oliveri, Catching, Bjork, and McGuire, went on a three month tour of North America and Europe to support the disc.

In early 2004, after Oliveri was fired from Queens of the Stone Age by Homme, he announced that Mondo Generator would become his full-time project. He recorded an acoustic record, Demolition Day, and toured Europe with Brant Bjork and Mark Lanegan. He then recorded an EP with Catching, McGuire, and Alfredo Hernandez.

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loneDillo wrote:
yesterday morning

good chit

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KarbonKid wrote:
Thursday morning

Got some video footage from the Melbourne leg of the Australian tour, here's Lie Detector but you can find the rest under my channel; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd_QznriHWA

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wanderlust84 wrote:
August 2008

brilliant gig in perth last night, nick was real friendly too

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XXTangyZizzleXX wrote:
August 2008

He was so important at Queens!

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garycopus wrote:
August 2008

didn't really like dead planet, i think their best is the first one. drug problem has some nice tune too, but too many fill-in's.

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Sykotika wrote:
July 2008

=)

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Otis_Driftwood wrote:
July 2008

this isn't stoner rock

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dragonuts wrote:
June 2008

Stop tagging this stoner rock, dumbasses !!!

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kenii wrote:
May 2008

I Heard this band for the first time today.. Fuck, they are good! It's even rawer than Kyuss

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borg20 wrote:
May 2008

I wouldn't call this stoner rock

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z-bozej-laski wrote:
May 2008

Drug problem that never existed is the best in my opinon

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red157 wrote:
April 2008

warplayer - listen to A Drug Problem That Never Existed, then Oliveri's solo Demolition Day, then stop.

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EssBen wrote:
April 2008

I have it on good authority, that like all gingers, Homme cheats at cards and stinks of piss.

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warplayer wrote:
April 2008

I own Cocaine Rodeo but haven't ventured into the other albums. Which one should I listen to next?

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Felip wrote:
February 2008

Oliveri needs Homme, Homme needs Oliveri, but No one Knows!!!!

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nerdpanda wrote:
February 2008

Hope Nick still has time for the Dwarves

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borst wrote:
February 2008

Blaulicht? - Blaulicht!

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LukeBillwalker wrote:
February 2008

Körschgen!

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borst wrote:
February 2008

I fucking hate Nick Oliveri. Sorry fan boys. Says the QOTSA fanboy with Homme avatar LOL Dead Planet just rocks. Can't get enough of Like a Bomb and Sonic Slow Motion Trails although the album is pretty good overall, I think.

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Sharkyx wrote:
February 2008

I fucking hate Nick Oliveri. Sorry fan boys.

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